5. Dive bars

Sure, we have some pretty sweet steakhouses and high-end clubs, but Atlanta's got a big place in its heart for places where a "cocktail" is a shot of whiskey and a $2 beer, and the floor is a little sticky.

6. Freddie Freeman’s hugs

His embrace comforts us... at least until September when it's time for college football, and we pat The Braves on the back for almost winning... again.

7. The SEC

With so many graduates from the surrounding areas descending on Atlanta, you can’t go to a bar in the Fall without hearing a (usually pretty poor) rendition of at least one fight song.

8. Being in movies

Since everything is being filmed here these days, every one of your friends has been an extra in Dumb and Dumber To, or played frisbee in Piedmont Park with Owen Wilson, or at the very least gotten into an arm-wrestling match with Arnold.

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16. Soul food

17. Pre-hating on the Street Car

You can probably walk faster in the time it will eventually take this multi-million dollar waste of space to cover the minuscule distance from Centennial Park to Auburn Ave Downtown. There's a reason we discontinued this thing in 1949.

18. Being the World’s Biggest

Check our airport, aquarium, cola, and home improvement store, yo.

19. The Ghetto Burger

Honesty in advertising is refreshing. This monster is ghetto, (and delicious), as hell.

20. The BeltLine

Whether you walk, bike, jog, or use it as a convenient stumble home, our in-town cut-through is beloved by all.